I've just got back from a long weekend in Brighton, and it was exactly what I needed right now. Things at work have been a bit rough recently, and I REALLY needed to clear my head. Brighton is pretty much the only other place in the UK that I'd want to live, and the prospect of actually moving there has been raised more and more recently, with me and my house mate going through very similar work situations.
I'm getting a constant flow of freelance job offers coming through again, which I'm having to turn down a lot of, due to my full-time design job taking up most (all) of my time. The sad thing is the work I'm turning down is far more interesting than that of my full time job. And something that has become evident in the last 3 months, is that the agency I work for doesn't produce the kind of work I want to be working on as a designer, nor do they share my ethics, or design morals. Add to that, I have absolutely no respect for my Creative Director, and we struggle to work together, it feels like the time to dive back into the world of freelancing. Which, if truth be told, I've missed.
With a New Year just around the corner, I feel like making a clean break. A new job and a new house are definitely going to happen. A new city? Maybe. There's a design agency based in Brighton, who produce amazing work, with the kind of clients I have always wanted to work for, and their work fits right in to my style of work. It's too good to be true, and I imagine the demand to work for them is really high. But the belief I have in myself at the moment is the highest it has ever been. I've developed so much as a designer in the last two years. I know exactly what areas of graphic design I want to work within, where my strengths are and where I need to push myself further. I think if I approach them with a considered and well thought out application, I might stand a chance of getting even a trial with them. So that's the next step.
Other than that, I'm just looking forward to Christmas, seeing my friends and family, and looking forward to everything 2012 might have to offer. Most of all, I'm feeling positive!
Oh, and I have tickets to see The Promise Ring's reunion show in Chicago in February! So amazing. A band that I love, and never though I'd ever see live. Fortunately I'm in NYC at the time, so I'm going to make a short trip over for that - just praying that snow won't stop me from getting from NYC to Chicago.
And finally, what would one of my posts be without a plug for my work! There's currently free worldwide shipping until midnight, so why not pick up a few gifts for the Holidays? http://society6.com/secretlyswedish
Mark. x
I'm getting a constant flow of freelance job offers coming through again, which I'm having to turn down a lot of, due to my full-time design job taking up most (all) of my time. The sad thing is the work I'm turning down is far more interesting than that of my full time job. And something that has become evident in the last 3 months, is that the agency I work for doesn't produce the kind of work I want to be working on as a designer, nor do they share my ethics, or design morals. Add to that, I have absolutely no respect for my Creative Director, and we struggle to work together, it feels like the time to dive back into the world of freelancing. Which, if truth be told, I've missed.
With a New Year just around the corner, I feel like making a clean break. A new job and a new house are definitely going to happen. A new city? Maybe. There's a design agency based in Brighton, who produce amazing work, with the kind of clients I have always wanted to work for, and their work fits right in to my style of work. It's too good to be true, and I imagine the demand to work for them is really high. But the belief I have in myself at the moment is the highest it has ever been. I've developed so much as a designer in the last two years. I know exactly what areas of graphic design I want to work within, where my strengths are and where I need to push myself further. I think if I approach them with a considered and well thought out application, I might stand a chance of getting even a trial with them. So that's the next step.
Other than that, I'm just looking forward to Christmas, seeing my friends and family, and looking forward to everything 2012 might have to offer. Most of all, I'm feeling positive!
Oh, and I have tickets to see The Promise Ring's reunion show in Chicago in February! So amazing. A band that I love, and never though I'd ever see live. Fortunately I'm in NYC at the time, so I'm going to make a short trip over for that - just praying that snow won't stop me from getting from NYC to Chicago.
And finally, what would one of my posts be without a plug for my work! There's currently free worldwide shipping until midnight, so why not pick up a few gifts for the Holidays? http://society6.com/secretlyswedish
Mark. x
Love the prints, just had a look on your society6 page - amazing work as always!